Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 1:5-10
A preliminary summary of the entire epistle, 1 John 1:5-10. Our apostle now summarizes the substance of his message or epistle, by unfolding the true Christian doctrine of purity from sin in opposition to the errorists’ theory of purity in sin. God is absolute purity, and the only method of coming into oneness with his purity is, by absolute confession of sins, repentance, the atonement, the pardon, and the sanctification. Every other method is a fatal falsehood. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 1:5
5. This… message Message is the noun of which declare, or announce, in 1 John 1:3, is the verb, and includes the entire doctrine of the epistle. Heard… and declare from Christ unto you. God is light As perfect universal truth and purity; yet not universal so but that there is an opposite darkness. Yet the darkness is not in him, but is the perfect reverse of him. Truth and falsehood, love and malignity, light and darkness, are the intensest possible opposites. They may mix, but... read more